This week my teaching trip took me only 2 hours from home. Ah!!! I was excited to have such a short drive. Coming home was not as nice as I had hoped. The fog was so dense it was scary to be driving and it lasted for at least 40 minutes. Yuck! I talked to my friend Barb, hands free, for most of the drive which honestly was helpful in keeping me calm. Other than my crazy drive home, I had a very enjoyable trip. My guild contact, Marie, was very nicely organized, which as I always say is extremely helpful. Marie used a room at the hotel for classes and it was the same hotel where I stayed. Really nice and easy for me. The name of the guild is Pennsylvania Quilter’s Association and they are located in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
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Renae Haddadin, longarm extraordinaire, and I have our second quilt completed. I am very excited to share it with you. It is called “Majestic Mosaic”.
Here are some close-up photographs.
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QUILT SHARING
Joan Dupuis-Neal from Canada sent me the three photos below. She entered all of these quilts in the Winnipeg quilt show. And, got ribbons for every one of them….some got two ribbons!
Joan removed the outer border from my Japanese Garden pattern to complete her version of my quilt design. She won first place in the category.
In addition to first place in the category, Joan won Best of Show for Magical Medallions. Joan said she added some piping to the scalloped border.
Way to go Joan! I am so proud of you.
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BOOK REVIEW
Thanks Laura, for recommending this book.
As children, Michael and his brother Julian end up at the Iron Mountain Home for boys. One of the brothers ends up killing a boy who is tormenting him and the other takes the blame. As a result, the boys lead very different lives after leaving the home. In a journey to reconnect with his brother and get out of organized crime, Michael returns to the Iron House. This book had my attention from start to finish. There are some good twists in the plot line.
I am off to Texas this week. Until next week……